Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female was 5.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 5.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 6.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2018.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 22nd out of 68 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.8% | — |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +49.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 5.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 5.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2018.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, female?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 22nd out of 68 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release